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Title: The Birds Title Record # 80267
Author: Daphne du Maurier
Date: 1952-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in Good Housekeeping, October 1952.
Synopsis: A family in their Cornish cottage are attacked by all the birds in the countryside. It's the apocalypse.
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1953ⓘTranslated by Denise Van Moppès in Daphne du Maurier's collection Le Pommier, 1953.
 French Les oiseaux
1961ⓘTranslated by W. Wielek-Berg
 Dutch De vogels
1985 German Die Vögel
1987ⓘTitle means "The Birds". Translated by Angela Tudorii
 Romanian
Păsările?Pasarile
2002ⓘTranslated by an unknown translator
 Spanish Los pájaros
Year Language Title
1954ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 Italian E il cielo si avventò sulla Terra (Part 1 of 2)
1954ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator
 Italian E il cielo si avventò sulla Terra (Part 2 of 2)
1970ⓘTranslated by Maria-Magdalena Fortunescu
 Romanian
Păsările (part 1 of 2)?Pasarile (part 1 of 2)
1970ⓘTranslated by Maria-Magdalena Fortunescu
 Romanian
Păsările (part 2 of 2)?Pasarile (part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Apple Tree: A Short Novel and Some Stories 1952-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Gollancz  
10/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 264
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Biro  
Good Housekeeping, October 1952 1952-10-00 ed. Editors of Good Housekeeping        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Kiss Me Again, Stranger 1953-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Doubleday  
$3.50?$: US dollar
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
My Favorites in Suspense 1959-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 x+
502
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1960-12-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell F125
$0.50?$: US dollar
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Things with Claws 1961-00-00 ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett Ballantine Books 466K
$0.35?$: US dollar
 vi+
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1961-03-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell F125
$0.50?$: US dollar
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1961-11-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell (Dell Mystery) F125
$0.50?$: US dollar
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
The Birds and Other Stories 1963-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Penguin Books  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 239
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1963-04-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell (Dell Mystery) 3630
$1.50?$: US dollar
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Stories of Suspense 1963-09-00 ed. Mary E. MacEwen Scholastic Book Services T487
$0.45?$: US dollar
 iii+
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Irv Docktor Checkmark
Stories of Suspense 1963-11-00 ed. Mary E. MacEwen Scholastic Book Services T487
$0.45?$: US dollar
 iii+
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Irv Docktor Checkmark
Things with Claws 1965-00-00 ed. Hallie Burnett, Whit Burnett Ballantine Bal-Hi U2816
$0.50?$: US dollar
 159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Richard Powers  
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense 1967-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-81665-X   206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Harold Isen Checkmark
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters 1968-08-00 ed. Philip Van Doren Stern Fawcett Crest R1166
$0.60?$: US dollar
 224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Something Strange 1969-00-00 ed. Mary Delores Jarmon, Domenica Paterno, Marjorie B. Smiley Macmillan     ix+
246
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Unknown Worlds 1969-00-00 ed. Michael C. Flanigan, Lawana Trout Holt, Rinehart and Winston (Holt's Impact Series) 0-03-071620-9
$2.20?$: US dollar
 xviii+
157
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Stories of Suspense 1969-03-00 ed. Mary E. MacEwen Scholastic T487
$0.60?$: US dollar
 220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Irv Docktor Checkmark
Cornish Tales of Terror 1970-00-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-614249-4
£0.25?£: UK pound
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Justin Todd  
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex 1971-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Birds and Other Stories 1971-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Penguin Books 0-14-001941-3
£0.35?£: UK pound
 239
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Charles Raymond Checkmark
Cornish Tales of Terror 1971-02-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror)  
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Eco-Fiction 1971-04-00 ed. John Stadler Washington Square Press 0-671-47845-1
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
211
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Michael Eagle Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1971-11-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 318
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1971-12-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC 1778
$1.49?$: US dollar
 279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Ruins of Earth 1972-06-00 ed. Thomas M. Disch Berkley Medallion N2175
$0.95?$: US dollar
 287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Stories of Suspense 1972-12-00 ed. Mary E. MacEwen Scholastic T487
$0.75?$: US dollar
 iii+
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Irv Docktor  
A Little Night Reading: Twenty Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1974-00-00 ed. Dave Allen Roger Schlesinger 0-85093-191-6
£2.50?£: UK pound
 315
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Cornish Tales of Terror 1974-06-00 ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes Fontana (Fontana Tales of Terror) 0-00-612458-5
£0.35?£: UK pound
 190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Stories of Suspense 1975-01-00 ed. Mary E. MacEwen Scholastic Book Services T487   iii+
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
A Little Night Reading 1975-09-00 ed. Dave Allen Orbit / Futura 0-86007-863-9
£0.75?£: UK pound
 314
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Echoes from the Macabre 1976-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Gollancz 0-575-02181-0
£4.50?£: UK pound
 348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
You and Science Fiction 1976-00-00 ed. Bernard C. Hollister National Textbook Co. 0-8442-5547-5   349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
14 of My Favorites in Suspense 1976-06-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Dell 3630
$1.50?$: US dollar
 286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Echoes from the Macabre 1977-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Doubleday 0-385-12655-7
$8.95?$: US dollar
 325
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Birds and Other Stories 1977-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Pan Books 0-330-25081-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
 237
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll George Sharp  
Fireside Reader 1978-00-00 ed. Editors of Reader's Digest Reader's Digest     639
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Sinister and Supernatural Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Richard Adams Ward, Lock (Ward Lock Educational Short Stories #5) 0-7062-3668-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
 135
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Sinister and Supernatural Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Richard Adams Ward, Lock (Ward Lock Educational Short Stories #5) 0-7062-3667-X
£0.80?£: UK pound
 135
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Echoes from the Macabre 1978-01-00 Daphne du Maurier International Collectors Library     325
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Echoes from the Macabre 1978-04-00 Daphne du Maurier Avon 0-380-01953-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
 319
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Norman Adams Checkmark
Sinister and Supernatural Stories 1980-00-00 ed. Richard Adams Ward, Lock (Ward Lock Educational Short Stories #5) 0-7062-3667-X   135
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
The Birds and Other Stories 1980-00-00 Daphne du Maurier Longman 0-582-22290-7   ix+
138
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Witches' Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories by Women 1984-10-00 ed. Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini Macmillan (Macmillan Midnight Library) 0-02-599230-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
323
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
You and Science Fiction 1985-00-00 ed. Bernard C. Hollister National Textbook Co. 0-8442-5547-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
 [7]+
349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Kiss Me Again, Stranger 1987-05-00 Daphne du Maurier Dell 0-440-14576-7
$3.95?$: US dollar
 318
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Classics of the Macabre 1987-09-00 Daphne du Maurier Gollancz 0-575-04050-5
£10.95?£: UK pound
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Classics of the Macabre 1987-09-00 Daphne du Maurier Gollancz 0-575-04191-9
£25.00?£: UK pound
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Michael Foreman  
Classics of the Macabre 1987-11-00 Daphne du Maurier Doubleday 0-385-24302-2
$18.95?$: US dollar
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
You and Science Fiction 1994-00-00 ed. Bernard C. Hollister National Textbook Co. 0-8442-5547-5   [7]+
349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Birds 1998-11-00 Daphne du Maurier Addison Wesley Longman (Penguin Readers) 0-582-40116-X
£2.50?£: UK pound
 48
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 chap  
Murmurations: An Anthology of Uncanny Stories About Birds 2011-10-00 ed. Nicholas Royle Two Ravens Press 978-1-906120-59-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xvi+
264
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Zoetrope: All-Story, Spring 2013 2013-03-00 ed. Michael Ray AZX Publications  
$8.00?$: US dollar
 102
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag Checkmark
The Birds and Other Stories 2013-12-17 Daphne du Maurier Little, Brown 978-0-316-25360-4
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes 2021-02-18 ed. Kevan Manwaring The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5358-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
 332
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth
Sandra Gómez?Sandra Gomez
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Eco-Fiction date unknown ed. John Stadler Pocket Books 0-671-82478-3
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
206
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex date unknown ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard     288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
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